School: Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School
Position: Physical Education Teacher
Description: Full-Time Elementary School Physical Education Teacher (Grades TK-5)
Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School, a Community Jewish Day School, seeks an energetic, passionate, flexible, and talented elementary school physical education teacher for the 2024-2025 school year. Strong candidates will possess the ability to develop in each student an understanding of and appreciation for exercise, sportsmanship, and health, motivate each student to cultivate his or her own physical fitness, and discover and develop talents in physical achievement, develop strength skill, agility, poise, and coordination in individual, dual, and team activities and sports, in accordance with each pupil’s ability. The successful candidate will be professional and collaborative, will possess both personal and professional integrity, and will be enthusiastic about participating in our community of lifelong learners.
Responsibilities will include:
- Work cooperatively with other physical education teachers in planning and implementing a balanced physical education program
- Co-teach a sequential, developmental physical education program, TK-5
- Coach elementary and middle school sports teams as part of an Independent Private School Sports League
- Participate in faculty meetings, committees, and school wide-activities
- Establish and maintain standards of excellence for supervision and student engagement
- Promote active participation of all students to ensure a positive and rewarding recess experience
- Collaborate with classroom teachers and administration as needed regarding the social, emotional, and physical development of students
- Plan and ensure that curriculum and lessons are geared to meet the needs of multiple levels of athletic ability and a wide range of learners
- Maintain close relationships with families, including phone calls, conferences, and written communications
Successful candidates will have:
- Bachelor’s degree and relevant experience
- An understanding of child development and the unique needs of children at each stage of development
- Experience with assessment, both formative and summative
- Comfort with technology use for communications and instruction
- Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to interact with people of all levels in a professional and constructive manner
- Strong written and oral skills (parent communications, progress reports)
- Flexibility to work in multiple settings and shared facilities
- Desire to engender a love of learning as well as a caring, professional demeanor, and the willingness to work as part of multiple teams (PE department, General and Judaic Studies teachers, Administration)
- Enthusiasm for ongoing professional development
- High expectations for students, teamwork, and excellence
Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School is a TK through eighth grade Jewish community day school. Its 76,000 square foot facility includes a gymnasium/auditorium, a library, a lunch pavilion, elementary and middle school media labs, an innovation center, elementary and middle school science labs, a music classroom and a newly designed art studio, playgrounds, and an athletic field. The school’s values of tradition, character, and community have been its foundation for almost forty-two years, and they continue to infuse students, faculty, staff, and parents with a shared vision and meaningful purpose. Our academic program emphasizes the development of thinking, problem solving, and creative self-expression, which reaches far beyond the rote mastery of basic skills. Modern approaches to teaching and learning, using technology, project-based learning, and an overall emphasis on student attainment of 21st-century skills are balanced with the incorporation of ancient traditions and values that are hallmarks of Judaism. The teaching of resilience, the overcoming of adversity, and the development of confidence in one’s abilities are emphasized, bearing in mind age-appropriate capabilities and individual student progress.
Heschel offers competitive salaries and benefits, as well as a collegial working environment. The salary range for this position is $55,000 - $75,000 and is based on experience. Please send a cover letter and resume to [email protected]